'You can't even read!' — Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather's war of words continues to escalate

The buildup to the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor
McGregor this August continues to get more intense.

After a first press conference held in Los Angeles on Tuesday
brought the fighters face-to-face for the first time, Mayweather
and McGregor took their promotional tour to Toronto on Wednesday
where things only got more heated.

First up was Conor McGregor who had the support of what sounded
like all but four people in the Canadian crowd. He took the
microphone and immediately invited those in attendance to
scream "F--- THE MAYWEATHERS" at his count of three, a
request the crowd was happy to help him with.

From there McGregor got to the insults, mocking Mayweather
for his style and strategy in the ring. "He tip-tap-toes to a
decision. He's never even fought a day in his life," McGregor
said before adding, "He's a runner. He's boxing's biggest b----."

McGregor concluded with the sharpest jab of the night, bringing
up Mayweather's literacy. "What are you doing with a school
bag on stage?" McGregor asked. "You can't even read."

Overall, it was a phenomenal piece of fight promotion, which you
can watch below.

Floyd then took the stage and was met with a rain of boos
and a chant of "PAY YOUR TAXES" as he took the mic.
While the Toronto crowd was clearly against him, Mayweather was
quick to remind his opponent, "The f------ fans can't fight for
you."

Floyd also addressed Conor's attack on his reading ability with
an extremely on-brand response, saying "I'm the motherf----- that
can't read? B---- I do numbers. I do money."

"I do?" Mayweather responded, while pulling out a few stacks from
the backpack McGregor had been mocking earlier. Mayweather
continued bringing money into play, telling his opponent, "If you
believe in yourself like you say you believe in yourself, bet
your whole fight check you b----.

He then got an Irish flag from the crowd and began posing with
it, prompting McGregor to snag Floyd's backpack off the ground as
collateral. After Mayweather offered the flag to McGregor,
McGregor threw it right back at Floyd, again earning cheers from
the crowd.

You can watch Floyd's time on the mic below.

Soon after, the fighters went face-to-face, pictures were taken,
and the event wrapped up.

Mayweather and McGregor will face off on August 26th in what very
possibly could be the biggest fight in pay-per-view history. But
before that, the two will go at in on the microphone a few more
times to promote the bout — Thursday night in Brooklyn and Friday
in London.

Knowing how skilled both men are at selling a fight, war of
words is only going to get more personal.